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PeopleUnited says

It will soon be required not only that you believe lies, but that you persecute anyone who tells the truth.

It was always that way, they're just taking extreme advantage of this mode of behavior now.

...it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country. -- Hermann Goering

Bingo! Vaccines are becoming the biggest eternal revenue source ever. Think the Fauci/Pelosi mafia is going to give that up? No fucking way.

Not to mention the vast expansion of government authority that the virus excuses.

Bitcoin says

yep, you just cant fault businesses....its better to follow the order and have masks than get shut down. Common sense.

Or just stay open. That's what we did in IL. Everything was "guidelines" and no one could be shut down. Wasn't law. Unless the CA legislature voted on it and the governor signed it, business could and should have been open. Governors are not dictators. Never have been.

Bitcoin says

It feels normal in SoCal now with sit down options and packed restaurants :)

Welcome to 2020... errrr I mean 2021 in your case. You've been living like a peasant for the last 9 months. You don't get that time back. Time is life. You just lost 9 months of it due to government/governor overreach. Nothing to brag about there. But hey, if average beaches and shitty water make you happy, that's on you. I'd have moved or just kept my business open. Lots of other options instead of justifying living in a place that is poorly run.

WookieMan says

Bitcoin says

yep, you just cant fault businesses....its better to follow the order and have masks than get shut down. Common sense.

Or just stay open. That's what we did in IL

WookieMan says

Bitcoin says

It feels normal in SoCal now with sit down options and packed restaurants :)

Welcome to 2020... errrr I mean 2021 in your case

yep, but than i would have to live in IL....i rather pay double to stay in SoCal.
Remember the famous rhyme?
Sauna-boii from Ilinoii
Humidity and sweat during summer
for everyone else that sounds like a bummer
Sauna-boii from Illinoii

Yeah, its great that things are normalizing here.....i really liked not tipping for take out food but I always find myself tipping extra for good service and hot waitresses (sit down).....so its kind of a wash :)

It is true @ Patrick

Today they expect persecution of those who tell the truth, but they won’t stop there. I would not be shocked if by the end of the decade (perhaps sooner) we see actual executions of people who refuse to believe their lies. And those who believe the lies will probably cheer the executions with more delight than a World Series victory.

Think it can’t happen? I’m sure the Germans in 1934 would have said the same thing.

The key is that liberals have been made afraid for their lives through lies about conservatives, especially poor white conservatives.

People do not think or negotiate when they feel their life is in danger.

That is why the media is constantly trying to whip up FEAR in liberals. It's the easy way to control them and stop them from thinking.

One defense is just to be friendly to liberals while sticking to your own beliefs.

WookieMan, you don't have to piss on California from such a lofty height. California has dug itself into such a deep, fucked up hole, all you have to do is walk to the edge of the hole to piss on it.

MarzTheron manages to be funny and depressing at the same time about the 'State of the State'.

Ceffer says

WookieMan, you don't have to piss on California from such a lofty height

people who go on vacation to SoCal and bitch about the place the rest of the year are clearly driven by jealousy. You cant beat the weather, beaches and scenery in SoCal. Plus, high paying jobs :)

WookieMan says

I'll bring a neck gaiter for travel.

Seems like the neck gaiter is a sign that you don’t take the Covid seriously at all but are willing to comply with BS mask mandates so you can continue normal life. Gaiters stop literally zero percent of anything, but do cover your face from sight, so they pass the Leftist compliance test.
I bought a pack of three a month ago and have been wearing those to baseball games and grocery stores.

Articles like this, make it clear no one wants the vax. They are having to throw them away en masse' due to lack of demand.

This is a hilarious and desperate article.

Those articles are from 3-4 months ago tho. We just reached widespread vax availability in the last few weeks

Shaman says

Those articles are from 3-4 months ago tho. We just reached widespread vax availability in the last few weeks

They are trying to create false perception of scarcity and trigger the FOMO in the populace.

Shaman says

Those articles are from 3-4 months ago tho. We just reached widespread vax availability in the last few weeks

Ahhh, good point... But even 2-3 months ago, they were throwing them away due to lack of demand - which is how a few of my friends were able to get them (they thought they were lucky).

Shaman says

I bought a pack of three a month ago and have been wearing those to baseball games and grocery stores.

Bingo. I don't like masks attached to my ears. I can deal with what is the equivalent of a scarf. I don't honestly notice it. If I need to be in a place and I get heat without the mask, I just pull it up in front of that person and pull it down as I walk away laughing.

Wearing a cloth mask or even the blue ones is pure retardation. My 5 'o'clock shadow sticks through the mask. So yeah, it's thin as fuck, IF I do wear it. I literally just checked and I can see through my gaiter relatively well.

WookieMan says

Shaman says

I bought a pack of three a month ago and have been wearing those to baseball games and grocery stores.

Bingo. I don't like masks attached to my ears.

It would be more effective if you wear the mask to cover your mouth and nose. It wont do much if you cover your ears.

Bitcoin says

Plus, high paying jobs

Biggest con of CA. Every job offer we've had from CA was 20-30% less than IL. Fact. 6 figure jobs. CO had the best offer at over $300k.

Factor in Covid, you can make the same anywhere in the country if you have the skill. You can also live for 1/2 the costs, maybe even cheaper. I'm $2k/mo living in a high property tax state. Out the gate you're at $2k with just PI in CA. I'm being generous too. Remember you're paying for this stuff after you've been taxed.

No one has to believe me, but being taxed at 13% marginally is insane. Factor in federal? Factor in buying a home in CA? It makes ZERO sense for anyone to move to CA. Joe Rogan as a recent example just saved $13M in taxes. lL would have been a $4.75M tax hit. 1/3rd less than CA. TX $0. My Montana guys and I know some of the TX guys are seeing it. If you own, I'd get out of CA.

Weather is the worst excuse to live in a place. You sound like a pussy. If you're 50 plus you can move to different areas for different times of the year.

WookieMan says

Bitcoin says

Plus, high paying jobs

Biggest con of CA. Every job offer we've had from CA was 20-30% less than IL

There could be an issue with the resume and qualification? Maybe too many typos?

My job pays tremendously well. Maybe NY city could match it but in flyover country I would probably get 0.1 of what I am making now :) Love it here in SoCal. Pool time all year round!

Bitcoin says

There could be an issue with the resume and qualification? Maybe too many typos?

Nah, you just don't get paid more in CA. Fortunately we own our own businesses and are not reliant on employers for money like we did at that time. The offers were from years ago. Likely worse now. Pensions don't pay themselves.

Point out typos as well? I'm sure I've made them, but please, point them out.

WookieMan says

Bitcoin says

There could be an issue with the resume and qualification? Maybe too many typos?

Nah, you just don't get paid more in CA.

Well, i actually like that. One guy less who can afford to come here means 1-2 cars less on SoCal's streets :) Thank you!

Both me and my wife also make far more in CA than we would in same jobs most other places. Since I work outdoors, the weather is a pretty massive bonus for me. I’ve worked in shit weather before and it sucks. Much rather work outdoors here with sun and a sea breeze.

Shaman says

Both me and my wife also make far more in CA than we would in same jobs most other places. Since I work outdoors, the weather is a pretty massive bonus for me. I’ve worked in shit weather before and it sucks. Much rather work outdoors here with sun and a sea breeze.

I do miss the CA climate in the winter time - in GA it's cold and gray, while CA was about 50-60 degrees and sunny.

But I enjoy summers down here better: 90+ degrees, at the lake or beach, windows down etc...

Shaman says

Both me and my wife also make far more in CA than we would in same jobs most other places.

Run the numbers. You don't. Not trying to be a dick. It's not about the salary. Cost of living is a substantial cost IF you can make more in a location. I've ran the numbers from CO, AZ, CA, MT and FL when we thought about moving. Detailed. You can make the same or more, plus cheaper cost of living. CA and CO were the worst choices when we were looking. This isn't opinion. It's fact.

Between housing costs and state income taxes, any gain of income is wiped out. You'd be better most the time losing income and living substantially more cheaply. That's not the American way though. Spend, spend, spend. And you can just live in Kansas and make the same amount. Location for income doesn't matter with most professions.

WookieMan says

Shaman says

Both me and my wife also make far more in CA than we would in same jobs most other places.

Run the numbers. You don't.

Pretty funny that the guy who predicted that Bitcoin will go to 1.2k (its over 50k as of now), is now pretending to know our salaries.

bawahahaha, the internet is a funny place....thanks Wookie....every day i get a laugh out of your comments!

WookieMan says

Location for income doesn't matter with most professions.

It matters a fuckton with mine. AZ and CO aren’t even on the table, nor are any other landlocked states. And until she completes a certificate, it will matter for hers as well. Everyone has their own situation. Many wouldn’t understand why you remain in Illinois when it’s so fucked up politically and tax wise there. It’s at least as bad as California, but lacking the natural features. Yes I know Chicago and Illinois. I went to college there. It’s not great and it’s not terrible. It’s just perfectly average, with a decidedly below average political and tax situation.

Shaman says

WookieMan says

Location for income doesn't matter with most professions.

It matters a fuckton with mine.

oh boy.....this guy has no idea what he's talking about.....hope he goes on and keeps embarrassing himself. What a bunch of nonsense :D

Location matters a shitton. Maybe if you live in flyover country it doesnt matter if you work in the south or north (the pay is shitty either way) but comparing salaries of CA to flyover country is like comparing a Tesla to a old Kia.

Bitcoin says

this guy has no idea what he's talking about.

I’m sure he knows plenty about his own situation and he has lots of opinions that are valid. Believe me I get plenty of flack from relatives about why I choose to remain here. But everyone has their reasons why they live in a place. As does he, as do you, and as do I.

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Shaman says

Bitcoin says

this guy has no idea what he's talking about.

I’m sure he knows plenty about his own situation and he has lots of opinions that are valid.

but to say that salaries in IL are higher across the board compared to CA is simply not true. You cant even say that salaries across CA are aligned. Working in tech in SV is different than working in tech in the inland empire.
He even said location doesnt matter.....lol

WookieMan says

personal

Sad. Lets discuss the topics and not each other.

I would suspect that most on this blog are of means, and pretty much are able to choose where they want to live. Exceptions are those anchored by extended family or current career status. Even so, nothing wrong with some hometown pride. However, the idea that your home is the best place on Earth and everyone envies you for living in the perfect place, is a bit provincial. The man who lives on his own acre in flyover land, who has a 15 minute commute to work, who loves hunting and fishing and has his own bass boat and several good local fishing spots, has all night poker games with the boys on a picnic table lit by a Coleman lantern with a cooler of beer, does not envy the Californian with his beaches and dog walking spots. He also does not envy the long commutes and the necessity of having the wife work to make ends meet. Nor does he envy the tiny house packed into a .15 acre lot. And while the California may think these costs are worth it for the "Mediterranean" climate and local cuisine like the garlic grape leaves at Giglio's Ethnic Café, the flyover guy loves his area's four distinct seasons and the best on Earth pulled pork at Big Fat Daryl's Beanery and Firing Range.

If "big salaries" indicate the best place to live, then I see the Virginia and Maryland counties surrounding Washington DC must be the most desirable places in the country. NYC, too. Even so, when looking at median household income, CA, VA, and Illinois are not that far apart. CA median income is about $80, VA about $76k, and Illinois about $70k. The percentage of those households earning above $200k is Ca-14%. VA - 12%, and Illinois - 9%. Remember, this is Household income, including salaries of both husband and wife (or partner). Do doctors, attorneys, teachers, and other occupations really make more in LA than those in Chicago or Washington DC? How about rural or small town Californians?

Bitcoin says

but to say that salaries in IL are higher across the board compared to CA is simply not true. You cant even say that salaries across CA are aligned. Working in tech in SV is different than working in tech in the inland empire.
He even said location doesnt matter.....lol

I believe he lives in Illinois. They have one of the the highest tax burdens in the whole country.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-has-the-highest-taxes-nationwide-report-finds/

The cost of living in Illinois with its retarded sky-high property, sales, income and gas taxes makes it comparable to the cost of living of many nice places in California.

Last year I promoted and transferred an employee from Washington State down to California. We typically provide 10% pay increase for this type of promotion, but I had to bump him 20% because he was going from a non-income tax state to California's nearly 10% rate at his pay level.

socal2 says

The cost of living in Illinois with its retarded sky-high property, sales, income and gas taxes makes it comparable to the cost of living of many nice places in California.

You forgot about the huge difference in housing prices. CA is still going to be way more expensive.

socal2 says

The cost of living in Illinois with its retarded sky-high property, sales, income and gas taxes makes it comparable to the cost of living of many nice places in California.

You forgot about the huge difference in housing prices. CA is still going to be way more expensive.

Nobody even mentions the congestion in California. Cali IS CROWDED ass to elbow and your are competing even for slots at what used to be the entertainment venues.

Santa Cruz is heavily mobbed even more than it used to be because of Covid cabin fever, and the lack of places to go until recently.

In LA, traveling short distances could take hours. Apparently, Covid helped, but I notice the traffic is creeping up again in the Bay Area.

Booger says

socal2 says

The cost of living in Illinois with its retarded sky-high property, sales, income and gas taxes makes it comparable to the cost of living of many nice places in California.

You forgot about the huge difference in housing prices. CA is still going to be way more expensive.

Buying a house in CA CAN BE a fantastic investment in the long run.....The house in our neighborhood is for sale and in a bidding war. Guy bought it in March and sells in April for 200k more....now I hear there is a bidding war. Frankly, its an extreme example because its a nice location and prices are out of reach for most people.

Ceffer says

Nobody even mentions the congestion in California. Cali IS CROWDED ass

Imagine cost of living would be lower....even more people would pour into CA

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Ceffer says

Nobody even mentions the congestion in California. Cali IS CROWDED ass to elbow and your are competing even for slots at what used to be the entertainment venues.

Santa Cruz is heavily mobbed even more than it used to be because of Covid cabin fever, and the lack of places to go until recently.

In LA, traveling short distances could take hours. Apparently, Covid helped, but I notice the traffic is creeping up again in the Bay Area.

That's everyplace now.

Ceffer says

In LA, traveling short distances could take hours. Apparently, Covid helped, but I notice the traffic is creeping up again in the Bay Area.

Atlanta is packed again too. Sat in bumper to bumper multiple times on the way to Florida the other week.